Kisungyong's Side "Victims' Police Investigation Delayed" vs Victims' Side "Investigation on Police-Designated Date"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] The side of professional soccer player Ki Sung-yong, who is accused of sexually assaulting fellow players during his school days, criticized the victims for delaying police investigations and called them "perpetrators of a national scam." In response, the victims denied the claims, continuing the battle over the truth.

Song Sang-yeop, a lawyer from the law firm Seopyeong representing Ki, stated in a press release on the 25th, "If they had the courage to do good for our society, they would have come forward with their real names and faces and appeared before the investigative authorities as soon as possible to reveal the truth." He added, "The suspect has delayed police investigations for nearly two months, citing various reasons. Now, they are deceiving the public again by saying 'an apology, not money, is enough.'"

Song further emphasized, "Unlike them, player Ki Sung-yong is cooperating fairly with the investigation into this national scam. We ask the public to monitor closely so that this national scam is duly punished," and added, "The investigation results will be announced soon."

In response, the victims also issued a statement rebutting Lawyer Song's claims.

Park Ji-hoon, a lawyer from the law firm Hyun representing victims C and D, explained, "The entire statement by Lawyer Song is filled with falsehoods," and clarified, "The victims appeared on the dates designated by the Seocho Police Station and have not failed to cooperate with the investigation at all."

He added, "In fact, the victims wanted to be investigated sooner, but the Seocho Police Station delayed the investigation of the victims due to a shortage of investigative personnel."

Lawyer Park said, "Currently, the public is experiencing extreme fatigue regarding this case," and requested, "We ask Ki and Lawyer Song not to try to handle this with shallow tricks but to sincerely comply with the institutional investigation."

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